He was good his rookie year, and showed a lot of promise in year 2, but has been downhill every year since.

That's just not true. He's actually gotten slightly better. His HR/9 has dropped, FIP has improved and K% has increased, albeit by small margins. The only reason his ERA got worse this year is that his BABIP has gone up pretty dramatically, and he's walking slightly more batters than last years. He's been pretty unlucky this year. He still is a #4 or 5 starter, though.

That's just not true. He's actually gotten slightly better. His HR/9 has dropped, FIP has improved and K% has increased, albeit by small margins. The only reason his ERA got worse this year is that his BABIP has gone up pretty dramatically, and he's walking slightly more batters than last years. He's been pretty unlucky this year. He still is a #4 or 5 starter, though.

It's mainly how poorly he was rushed though. Plus in his rookie year, he had Adam Everett/healthy Inge/Polanco in the infield, and that's some damn good defense.

I just got banned from the SBNation Tigers site for saying "Never ******* play Wilson Betemit an inning again." Man, SBNation is a bunch of stupid bitches, I didn't even attack anyone on that site once.

I just got banned from the SBNation Tigers site for saying "Never ******* play Wilson Betemit an inning again." Man, SBNation is a bunch of stupid bitches, I didn't even attack anyone on that site once.